# Post-Pandemic Rage Rooms The Smash Escape Room is a Place for Destroying Objects By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2020-06-12 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smash-escape-room References: [nowtoronto](https://nowtoronto.com/culture/gaming/smash-escape-room/) & [todocanada](https://www.todocanada.ca/city/toronto/event/smash-escape-room/) As of late, the only escape rooms that people have been able to participate in are [virtual ones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zero-latency-vr) but Toronto is about to be home to the Smash Escape Room, which will offer a much-needed release for [pent-up frustrations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/punch-your-client). Toronto's Trivia Escape Rooms used to be designed based on [pop culture themes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eb-trends-store-concept) but the pandemic forced the business to be redesigned in a different way. As teams locked within a room usually need to get their hands on multiple puzzles and games to make their escape, Trivia Escape Rooms found that it would be difficult to properly disinfect everything before the arrival of the next group—so it asked, "what if we just throw everything out after each team?" The Smash Escape Room invites players to bring safe items from home like paintings or broken electronics, so that they can be destroyed alongside batches of props, cardboard stands, exploding pillows and papier-mâché forms. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.3/10 - Popularity: 37% | Activity: 24% | Freshness: 9% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Life](https://www.trendhunter.com/life) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Virtual Escape Rooms:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop virtual escape rooms that can be played remotely, leveraging technology for immersive experiences. - **Safe Destruction Experiences:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create safe spaces or rooms where individuals can safely release pent-up frustrations by destroying items, offering a cathartic and therapeutic experience. - **Disposable Props and Materials:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design escape rooms or immersive experiences that utilize disposable props and materials, allowing for easier and more efficient sanitization between groups. ### Who This Affects Most - **Entertainment:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Transform the entertainment industry by introducing dynamic and interactive experiences that provide a release for stress and frustration. - **Event Planning:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Reinvent event planning by incorporating unique activities, such as safe destruction experiences, that cater to people's desire for unconventional and memorable events. - **Consumer Product Manufacturing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Adapt consumer product manufacturing to create customizable and safe destruction items, enhancing the market for disposable props used in destruction experiences. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Cheeky Custom Rage Rooms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/custom-rage-room.md) - [Holiday-Themed Rage Rooms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/holidays-are-brutal.md) - [Immersive Art Escape Rooms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/daydream-adventures.md) - [Kitchen-Themed Rage Rooms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kitchen-nightmares.md) - [Floating Escape Rooms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/floating-escape-room.md) - [Futuristic Escape Room Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cun-panda.md) - [Fragrance-Focused Escape Rooms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/perfume-themed-escape-room.md) - [Lego-Themed Escape Rooms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/legothemed-escape-rooms.md) - [Virtual Escape Room Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/masters-of-mysterys-help-save-christmas.md)